IP: EU condemned over planned snoop laws

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> EU condemned over planned snoop laws
>
> The EU has been accused of wanting powers denied to repressive regimes
>
> By BBC News Online technology correspondent Mark Ward
>
> Be careful who you talk to on the net or phone, soon law enforcement
> agencies could win sweeping powers to scrutinise the electronic
> communications of every European.
>
> Proposals are being put forward to the European Union to make communications
> companies keep records of all phone calls, e-mails, faxes and net use for
> seven years just in case police forces need to search them during criminal
> investigations.
>
> Civil liberty groups and net watchdogs have condemned the plans and said the
> laws, if passed, would give law enforcement agencies powers denied to
> repressive regimes.
>
> --SNIP--
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1334000/1334371.stm
>
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